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Re: Bobby Jenks

werent there people saying the yankees should consider picking up the option on wood or atleast offering arb? which would have paid him close to 11mil so why are we so against paying 5-6mil to jenks? maybe i remember it wrong though

"And from what we know of Pedroia's nature you can assume it won't be long before he's on his knees again"

Re: Bobby Jenks

Originally Posted by JavyVazquezIsSick

Less guaranteed dollars. He might get a hugher AAV, but I don't think he sees a 3 year deal.

Then forget it. He's definitely getting a higher AAV. I don't know if he'd want 3/15 for example when he can go out and get a 1/10 this season and rebuild his value as a closer in this league and become an FA next offseason.

Re: Bobby Jenks

Originally Posted by THEBOSS84

Then forget it. He's definitely getting a higher AAV. I don't know if he'd want 3/15 for example when he can go out and get a 1/10 this season and rebuild his value as a closer in this league and become an FA next offseason.

Re: Bobby Jenks

It's a good time to be a free agent reliever, and one of the biggest on the market (both literally and figuratively) is former White Sox closer Bobby Jenks. Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports tweets that there is "heavy action" on the right-hander, with both the Rays and Yankees showing interest. Jenks is not close to a decision, however.

Re: Bobby Jenks

Originally Posted by Yankees1962

I thought Woods was asking for 2 years at 6M per.

I saw this on Rotoworld. I dunno the validity.

According to Chicago Tribune, the White Sox have made a two-offer to free agent reliever Kerry Wood.
They may pull that offer off the table in the wake of Wednesday's signing of Jesse Crain. Or maybe the White Sox are looking to entirely revamp the back-end of their bullpen. Wood posted a stellar 1.23 ERA and 0.69 WHIP in 26 innings as a setup man for the Yankees this past season. He's thought to be seeking a three-year contract worth around $6 million per year.

Source: Chicago Tribune

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Re: Bobby Jenks

Crain, Benoit, Downs, and Guerrier have all inked 3 year deals. It's no surprise that Jenks, along with every other reliever, is looking to cash in on a multi-year deal.
It's going to be tough to land any reliever on a 1 year deal in this new market.

Re: Bobby Jenks

I'm not sure if it's been mentioned in this thread, but Bobby Jenks has one of the most amazing paths to success in professional baseball.

Not like it's a Disney movie or anything, but it's very unconventional starting when he didn't even play baseball for his high school team because he sucked in school - and still got drafted. Then the drinking problem which made the Angels flat-out release him even though he was throwing 100 MPH, then the major surgery...it's crazy.